poetry
Four Palestinian poems: The poet could have predicted it
July 2, 2024Teacher, poet and activist Carolfrances Likins published ‘Because I Breathe, This I Must Write,’ a collection of poems, in 2013.
Read moreByron and the ‘Satanic School’: On the bicentennial of his death
April 19, 2024The impression made on Byron by Italian and Greek revolutionaries and, not least, his personal experiences of the wars of the suffering and fighting people, led to a new socially critical awareness.
Read more‘Innocent Postcards’: Progressive poetry reflects 20th-century politics and culture
April 2, 2024John Pietaro continues to shine in the realm of proletarian literature, and his enthusiasm and support for essential progressive causes never cease.
Read moreA monument to Lenin: Sourcing a well-known poem by Bertolt Brecht
January 19, 2024The story of how carpet weavers in Turkestan honored Lenin by helping themselves survive.
Read moreCeasefire Hanukkah demands peace and a shared Israeli-Palestinian future
December 11, 2023Call for a ceasefire grounded in the belief that every single life is sacred.
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